The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-29
PERSONAL.

CONGRESSMAN "ToM'' REED, of Maine, is COM
paratively poor He has never taken house.
kept carriage nor given dinner since he first
went to Washington.
REPORTS that Miss Elsie de Wolfe, of New
York, intends to follow in Mrs. Potter's foot
steps and adopt the stage as profession are
said to be unfounded.
CHARLES DICKENS, the younger, is quoted as
saying that he had thought of becoming citi
zen of the United States, unchanged his mind
on discovering that none but native Americans
are eligible to the Presidency.
"MME RoLFE'' was the incognito of the Ouch
esS or Edl lolrg dur1ns a recent Sojourn in
Rome. The Cars sister wandered around the
picture galleries unattended and seemed to en-
joy the lack of any special attention,
SENATOR AND Mrs. LELAND STANFORD will
to-day open the Lathrop Memorial Home for
Young Children at Albany, n. Y. This institu-
ton IS built by MIS-. stanford II memory of her
mother the late Mrs. Lathrop, of Albany.
The Governors Foot Guard, of Hartford
Coma, gives a large public reception to Gov
Phineas G. Lounsbury on the evening of Jan 1
This viii he the li6th annual reception given by
tins ancient organization to the Governor OF the
Nutmeg State.
JoHy SHERMAN acknowledges that he spoke of
his Presidential "hoom" in a ocular vein A
MAJ ma who can find fun in such melancholy
affair as the Sherman boom seems to be al
present is gifted with sunny temperament by
no means common.
w. BRoUoH RUSSELL, young Englishman of
49, who has explored every part of the habitable
globe, has left London for pleasure trip in
India. Last fall Mr.. Russell was in New York
and invested S100. 600 in Tennessee and Alabama
coal and iron stocks.
ALEXANDER CoMsrocK assistant manager of
the Acade ny of Music. is the youngest man in
his line of life in the U tied States. He is only
&C. He was the protege of a wealthy Albanian
MIR. Comslock is an energetic and Agreeable
young man. and has been extremely successful
Mr.. AND Mrs. ROBERT GARRETT, Miss Mary
Garrett, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Swan Fric anu DR. K
n. tiorter have sailed from San Francisco for
Yokohama, Japan. They will visit ia pan China
and India and expect to reach Europe next
spring: Mr.. Garrett took no private secretary
with him. 81
II. RIDER HAeGARD thinks of spending the
winter in the mountains of Greece. The gen.
eral reputation borne by the mountains of
Greece make them the most appropriate resi-
denoe for Mr.. Haggard He WIFI at least, find
them more picturesque than lecture stands in
this country.
IT Us not generally known that one Of the sons
of Sir Morell Mackenzie the physician who is
intrusted with the charge of the Grown Prince
of Germany S case. is on the stage. He is a
member OF the Adelph Theatre Company in
London: IN which he figures under the name Of
II, II. Norell.
ONE of ex-(Iov. Walters first public speeches
wns made at Cohanze, COM. soon after he left
school. He waxed eloquent over the ''honest
farmers of Cohanzie, /" and won much applause
Next day couple of farm hands were arrested
for chicken stealing, and ever since Mr. Walters
effort has been spoken of as Tom Walters hen
speech
THE estate Of the late Marmaduke Blake
Simpson city editor OF the London Times was
es ilnated as being merely worth the bagatele
OF El34,O00, Among extra items, however, was
collection OF pictures worth $1,000, so there
would seem to be at least not as yet any urgent
necessily for collection for the benefit OF Z q
descendants of the late Marinaduke Blaks
simpson, who seems to have given assignments
10 some purpose.
MRs. LAMAR, the women say, is sure 10 be
made happy by the transfer from the Cabinet
10 the court. When the bench is full there are
nine families-two more than IN the Cabinet
But whatever is the reason. It is certain that the
court families have much the easier life and an
altogether better time. Not the half Is expected
of the court that Is demanded of the Cabinet in
the way Of social entertainments NOBODY
Quarrels with the court women about first
calls" Indeed they get first calls from every.
body except the Presidents wife and Vice.
Presidents wife. This seems to have been a
courtesy put down in their favor as long ago as
President Buchanans administration ma
court circle is neither frivolous nor CAV aid
Thursday afternoon receptions and formal din
ner parties a al frequent whist rtibberg arc the
extent Of its social designations.